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TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES AND OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION PROCESS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a class of metal complexes, the ligands used to
prepare
these metal complexes and to olefin polymerization catalysts derived therefrom
that are
particularly suitable for use in a polymerization process for preparing
polymers by
polymerization of a-olefins and mixtures of a,-olefins. Additionally, the
present invention
relates to an improved olefin polymerization process useful for preparing
polymers of prochiral
olefins having a high degree of isotacticity and low polymer chain defect
content. Such
polymers possess a correspondingly high crystalline melting point.
BACKGROUND
Metal complexes containing polydentate chelating ligands are well known in the
art.
Examples include complexes based on acetylacetonate (AcAc),
tetramethylethylenediamine,
and other polydentate chelating ligands. While such complexes with transition
metals are well
known in the art, seldom are such metal complexes useful as catalyst
components for addition
polymerizations, especially olefin polymerizations. Examples of previously
known work in this
field are found in WO 98/030612, Chem. Commun., 1998, 849, JACS, 1998, 120,
4049, and
elsewhere.
Despite advances in the present art, there remains a need for metal complexes
having
improved catalytic properties. It would be advantageous to be able to produce
polyolefins with
improved physical properties. It would also be especially advantageous to be
able to produce
crystalline polyolefins, particularly crystalline, isotactic polypropylene or
poly(2-butene) using
polymerization catalyst compositions that give polymers of high crystallinity
and few chain
defects. Such polymers possess extremely high strength properties,
particularly at high use
temperatures.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention there are provided metal complexes
comprising a
multidentate chelating ligand, said metal complexes corresponding to the
formula:
B MXxX'X B
RAT -, ' ,, T/R
RAC T CRA
Rc ~ Rc
Rc
where M is a metal from one of Groups 3 to 13 of the Periodic Table of the
Elements,
the lanthanides or actinides;
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T is nitrogen or phosphorus;
RA independently each occurrence is hydrogen, RB or T'RB~,
RB independently each occurrence is a group having from 1 to 80 atoms not
counting
hydrogen, which is hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylsilyl, halo-substituted
hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy-
substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino-substituted hydrocarbyl, or
hydrocarbylsilyl-
substituted hydrocarbyl, and optionally the RB and R" groups bonded to the
same T=C
grouping may be joined together to form a divalent ligand group;
j is 1 or 2, and when j is 1, T' is oxygen or sulfur and when j is 2, T' is
nitrogen or
phosphorus,
R~ independently each occurrence is hydrogen or a group having from 1 to 80
atoms
not counting hydrogen, which is hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylsilyl, halo-
substituted hydrocarbyl,
hydrocarbyloxy-substituted hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbylamino-substituted
hydrocarbyl, or
hydrocarbylsilyl- substituted hydrocarbyl, or two R~ groups are joined
together forming a
divalent ligand group;
X is an anionic ligand group having up to 60 atoms (excluding ligands that are
cyclic,
delocalized, ~-bound ligand groups), and optionally two X groups together form
a divalent
ligand group;
X' independently each occurrence is a Lewis base ligand having up to 20 atoms;
x is a number from 0 to 5; and
x' is zero, 1 or 2.
Also, according to the present invention, there is provided a catalyst
composition for
olefin polymerization comprising:
(A) a catalyst component comprising the foregoing metal complex; and
(B) a cocatalyst component comprising an activating cocatalyst wherein the
molar
ratio of (A) to (B) is from 1:10,000 to 100:1.
Further according to the present invention there is provided a process for the
polymerization of olefins comprising contacting one or more C2_2o oc-olefins
under
polymerization conditions with one of the aforementioned catalyst
compositions. A preferred
process of this invention is a high temperature solution polymerization
process for the
polymerization of prochiral olefins comprising contacting one or more Cs-2o a,-
olefins under
polymerization conditions with one of the aforementioned catalyst compositions
at a
temperature from 30 to 250°C, more preferably from 50 to 220°C,
most preferably from 70 to
200°C.
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In a further embodiment of the invention, there is provided a polymerization
process
for preparing isotactic polypropylene having an isotacticity as measured by'3C
NMR triads of
greater than 75 percent, preferably greater than 85 percent, more preferably
greater than 95
percent comprising contacting propylene at a temperature from 50 to 220
°C, preferably from
70 to 200 °C under polymerization conditions with the foregoing
catalyst composition.
Preferably, the metal, M, is a metal of Group 3 or 5-8 of the Periodic Table
of the
Elements.
Within the scope of this invention are the polyolefin and polypropylene
products
produced by the aforementioned processes. Preferred products have a high
degree of
crystallinity and relatively few polymer chain defects.
This invention also provides a multi-dentate chelating ligand corresponding to
the
formula:
RAT T~RB
RAC T CRA
I I
Rc w Rc
Rc
where the ligand is in the form of a free base capable of being deprotonated,
a Group
1 or 2 metal salt, or a Group 2 metal halide salt.
Within the scope of this aspect of the invention is the use of one of these
ligands of
formula I I for synthesis to produce a metal complex of formula I of this
invention, or, more
specifically, the use of one of these ligands of formula I I for synthesis to
produce a metal
complex comprising a metal from one of Groups 3 to 13 of the Periodic Table of
the Elements,
the lanthanides or actinides, and at least 1 of the foregoing ligands of
formula II.
The present catalysts and processes may be used in the solution or bulk
polymerization, slurry polymerization or gas phase polymerization of
ethylene/propylene (EP
polymers), ethylene/octene (E0 polymers), ethylene/styrene (ES polymers),
propylene
homopolymers, copolymers of propylene with ethylene and/or Ca-,o a-olefins,
and
ethylene/propylene/diene (EPDM copolymers) wherein the diene is
ethylidenenorbornene,
1,4-hexadiene or similar nonconjugated diene. As previously stated, the
catalysts are
especially desirable for use in the polymerization of propylene to give
isotactic polypropylene
of high isotacticity.
The catalysts of this invention may also be supported on a support material
and used
in olefin polymerization processes. The catalyst may also be prepolymerized
with one or more
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olefin monomers in situ in a polymerization reactor or in a separate process
with intermediate
recovery of the prepolymerized catalyst prior to the primary polymerization
process. Highly
desirably, the catalyst compositions of the present invention produce highly
isotactic polymers
of prochiral a-olefins, especially, propylene, having tacticity (as measured
by repeat mm
diadds in the'3C NMR spectrum) of greater than 95 percent, preferably greater
than 96
percent. Further uniquely, the present invented polymerization process attains
such highly
isotactic polymers at polymerization temperatures greater than 70 °C,
preferably greater than
90 °C and the polymer has very low chain defects, preferably less than
0.1 mole percent, more
preferably less than 0.01 mole percent. Such polymers are highly crystalline
and have high
crystalline melting points due to the uniform nature of the polymer chains.
Detailed Description
All reference to the Periodic Table of the Elements herein shall refer to the
Periodic
Table of the Elements, published and copyrighted by CRC Press, Inc., 1989.
Also, any
reference to a Group or Groups shall be to the Group or Groups as reflected in
this Periodic
Table of the Elements using the IUPAC system for numbering groups. The full
teachings of
any patent, patent application, provisional application, or publication
referred to herein are
hereby incorporated by reference. The term "comprising" when used herein with
respect to a
composition or mixture is not intended to exclude the additional presence of
any other
compound or component.
Olefins as used herein are C2_2o aliphatic or aromatic compounds containing
vinylic
unsaturation, as well as cyclic compounds such as cyclobutene, cyclopentene,
and
norbornene, including norbornene substituted in the 5- and 6-positions with
C,_2o hydrocarbyl
groups. Also included are mixtures of such olefins as well as mixtures of such
olefins with
Ca-2o diolefin compounds. Examples of the latter compounds include ethylidene
norbornene,
1,4-hexadiene, norbornadiene, and the like. The catalysts and processes herein
are
especially suited for use in preparation of ethylene/ 1-butene, ethylene/1-
hexene,
ethylene/styrene, ethylene/propylene, ethylene/1-pentene, ethylene/4-methyl-1-
pentene and
ethylene/1-octene copolymers as well as terpolymers of ethylene, propylene and
a
nonconjugated diene, such as, for example, EPDM terpolymers.
Illustrative T'RB~ groups include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, methylethyloxy,
1,1-
dimethyethyloxy, trimethylsiloxy, 1,1-dimethylethyl(dimethylsilyl)oxy,
dimethylamino,
diethylamino, methylethylamino, methylphenylamino, dipropylamino,
dibutylamino, piperidino,
morpholino, pyrrolidino, hexahydro-1 H-azepin-1-yl, hexahydro-1 (2H)-azocinyl,
octahydro-1 H-
azonin-1-yl or octahydro-1 (2H)-azecinyl, or two adjacent TRB; groups are -
OCH20-. More
preferred are those wherein the RB;T' group is dimethylamino,
methylphenylamino, piperidino
or pyrrolidino.
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Preferred X groups are halide, hydrocarbyl (including alkyl, alkenyl, aryl,
alkaryl,
aralkyl cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl) hydrocarbyloxide, hydrocarbylsulfide, N,N-
dihydrocarbylamide, hydrocarbyleneamide, hydrocarbylcarboxylate,
acetylacetonate, cyano,
dithiocarbamate, and dithiocarboxylate groups, said X having from 1 to 20
atoms other than
hydrogen.
Preferred X' groups are carbon monoxide; phosphines, especially
trimethylphosphine,
triethylphosphine, triphenylphosphine and bis(1,2-dimethylphosphino)ethane;
P(OR~)3,
wherein R~ is hydrocarbyl, silyl or a combination thereof; ethers, especially
tetrahydrofuran;
amines, especially pyridine, bipyridine, tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA),
and
triethylamine; olefins; and conjugated dienes having from 4 to 40 carbon
atoms. Complexes
including the latter X' groups include those wherein the metal is in the +2
formal oxidation
state.
More preferred RA groups are hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy,
dihydrocarbylamino, and hydrocarbyleneamino, said RA group having from 1 to 20
nonhydrogen atoms, most preferably hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, N,N-dimethylamino
and pyrrolidino.
Preferred coordination complexes according to the present invention are
complexes
corresponding to the formula I:
where M is a metal of Groups 4-8; preferably titanium, vanadium, iron or
chromium;
T is nitrogen;
X is chloride or C,_,o hydrocarbyl; and
x' is zero.
More preferably independently each occurrence R" is hydrogen, methyl or
phenyl, RB
is aryl or alkyl substituted aryl, and R~ is hydrogen.
Most highly preferred complexes correspond to the formula:
RA RA
O MXX O
~ N '' ; ~ ' N
RA I I . I I RA
RAC N CRA
III
wherein RA independently each occurrence is C,_a alkyl, most preferably methyl
or
isopropyl.
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Formation of the polydentate chelating ligands and ultimately the metal
complexes
themselves uses conventional organic- and organometallic- synthetic
procedures. The
reactions are conducted in a suitable noninterfering solvent at a temperature
from -100 to
300°C, preferably from -78 to 100°C, most preferably from 0 to
50°C.
Suitable reaction media for the formation of the polydentate chelating ligands
and
complexes include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, and cyclic
ethers, particularly
branched-chain hydrocarbons such as isobutane, butane, pentane, hexane,
heptane, octane,
and mixtures thereof; cyclic and alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane,
cycloheptane,
methylcyclohexane, methylcycloheptane, and mixtures thereof; aromatic and
hydrocarbyl-
substituted aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, C,-a
dialkyl ethers,
C,_4 dialkyl ether derivatives of (poly)alkylene glycols, and tetrahydrofuran.
Mixtures of the
foregoing are also suitable.
The complexes and compounds are rendered catalytically active. by combination
with
an activating cocatalyst. Suitable activating cocatalysts for use herein
include polymeric or
oligomeric alumoxanes, mixtures of such alumoxanes with one or more C,_2o
hydrocarbyl
substituted Group 13 metal Lewis acid compounds, and mixtures of such
alumoxanes or
alumoxane/Lewis acid mixtures with one or more aliphatic or aromatic ethers.
Preferred Lewis
acids especially include tri(hydrocarbyl)aluminum- or tri(hydrocarbyl)boron-
compounds and
halogenated (including perhalogenated) derivatives thereof, having from 1 to
15 carbons in
each hydrocarbyl or halogenated hydrocarbyl group, more especially
perfluorinated
tri(aryl)boron compounds, and most especially tris(o-
nonafluorobiphenyl)borane,
tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane; tris(o-nonafluorobiphenyl)aluminum;
tris(pentafluorophenyl)aluminum, and mixtures thereof. Preferred ethers
include diethyl ether
and diisopropyl ether.
Suitable polymerizable monomers include ethylenically unsaturated monomers,
acetylenic compounds, conjugated or non-conjugated dienes, and polyenes.
Preferred
monomers include olefins, for examples alpha-olefins having from 2 to 20,000,
preferably from
2 to 20, more preferably from 2 to 8 carbon atoms and combinations of two or
more of such
alpha-olefins. Particularly suitable alpha-olefins include, for example,
ethylene, propylene, 1-
butene, 1-pentene, 4-methylpentene-1, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene,
1-decene,
1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, or
combinations
thereof, as well as long chain vinyl terminated oligomeric or polymeric
reaction products
formed during the polymerization, and C,o-so a-olefins specifically added to
the reaction
mixture in order to produce relatively long chain branches in the resulting
polymers.
Preferably, the alpha-olefins are ethylene, propene, 1-butene, 4-methyl-
pentene-1, 1-hexene,
1-octene, and combinations of ethylene and/or propene with one or more of such
other alpha-
olefins. Other preferred monomers include styrene, halo- or alkyl substituted
styrenes,
tetrafluoroethylene, vinylchloride, vinylcyclobutene, 1,4-hexadiene,
dicyclopentadiene,
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ethylidene norbornene, and 1,7-octadiene. Mixtures of the above-mentioned
monomers may
also be employed.
In general, the polymerization may be accomplished at conditions well known in
the
prior art for solution phase, slurry, gas phase and high pressure Ziegler-
Natta or Kaminsky
Sinn type polymerization reactions. Examples of such well known polymerization
processes
are depicted in US-A-5,084,534, US-A-5,405,922, US-A-4,588,790, US-A-
5,032,652,
US-A-4,543,399, US-A-4,564,647, US-A-4,522,987, and elsewhere. Preferred
polymerization
pressures are from atmospheric to 3000 atmospheres. Molecular weight control
agents can
be used in combination with the present cocatalysts. Examples of such
molecular weight
control agents include hydrogen, silanes or other known chain transfer agents.
The catalyst
composition may be used by itself (homogeneously) or supported on a support
material.
Suitable support materials include metal halides, metal oxides, metal
nitrides, metalloid
oxides, metalloid carbides, clays and polymeric hydrocarbons. Preferred
supports include
silica, alumina, aluminosilicates, clays, borosilicates, boron nitrides, boron
carbides, mixed
oxides of magnesium and aluminum and/or silicon, including expanded clay
materials, and the
foregoing materials having residual hydroxyl groups thereof reacted with
trialkyl aluminum
compounds.
The catalyst composition (whether based on a catalyst complex or catalyst
compound)
may further comprise an electron donor compound which may interact with either
the metal
complex or metal compound, the support, or the combination of the metal
complex and
support or metal compound and support to give improved (greater quantity) of
isospecific
polymer formation. Suitable electron donors include both internal donor and
external donors.
Specific examples include alkyl esters- or alkyl diesters- of aromatic acids,
especially C,_4
alkylbenzoates, most especially ethylbenzoate, or C,_a dialkylphthalates, most
especially
dibutyl phthalate; and alkylsiloxanes, especially phenyl triethyloxysilane.
Electron donors are
previously known in the art for improved isoselective polymer formation, and
have been
discussed in K. Soga, et al., Proq-Polym. Sci. 22, 1503-1546, (1997), and
elsewhere.
The skilled artisan will appreciate that the invention disclosed herein may be
practiced
in the absence of any component which has not been specifically disclosed. The
following
examples are provided as further illustration of the invention and are not to
be construed as
limiting. Unless stated to the contrary all parts and percentages are
expressed on a weight
basis. Where stated, the term "room temperature" refers to a temperature from
20 to 25°C,
the term "overnight" refers to a time from 12 to 18 hours, and the term "mixed
alkanes" refers
to a mixture of propylene oligomers sold by Exxon Chemicals Inc. under the
trade designation
IsoparTM E.
'H (300 MHz) and'3C NMR (75 MHz) spectra were recorded on a Varian XL-300
spectrometer. 'H and'3C NMR spectra are referenced to the residual solvent
peaks and are
reported in ppm relative to tetramethylsilane. All Jvalues are given in Hz.
Tetrahydrofuran
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(THF), diethylether, toluene, and hexane were used following passage through
double
columns charged with activated alumina and catalyst (Q-5~, available from
Englehardt
Chemicals Inc.). All reagents were purchased or prepared according to
published techniques.
All syntheses were performed under dry nitrogen or argon atmospheres using a
combination
of glove box and high vacuum techniques at room temperature unless indicated
otherwise.
Examples 1-3
O -M~~' O
N~~ ; '~N
N
1. Preparation of: [2.6-Bisl1-[2.6(dimethvlphenvl imino],ethvllpyridine]CrCh
1A. Preparation of 2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine
2,6-Diacetylpyridine (5.360 g, 32.85 mmol), 2,6-dimethylaniline (7.961 g,
65.70 mmol),
and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.01 g) were refluxed together in toluene (150 mL)
during which
time water was removed from the reaction mixture using a Dean-Stark apparatus.
The
reaction was allowed to proceed overnight. The reaction mixture was then
allowed to cool to
room temperature and filtered. Removal of the volatiles under vacuum resulted
in the isolation
of a yellow powder. This powder was then washed well with hexane and dried
under vacuum
resulting in the isolation of the desired product as a pale yellow powder
(10.1 g, 83.1 percent
yield).
'H NMR (C6D6): 8 2.05 (s, 12 H), 2.17 (s, 6 H), 6.9-7.1 (m, 6 H), 7.29 (t,
3~HH = 7.7 Hz,
1 H), 8.50 (d, 3.JHH = 7.9 Hz, 2 H). '3C NMR (CsDs): 8 16.46, 18.25, 122.51,
123.43, 125.38,
136.86, 149.43, 155.48, 166.78.
1B. Preparation of [2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine]CrCl2
2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.500 g, 1.26 mmol) and
CrCl2
(0.155 g, 1.26 mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (75 mL) overnight
during which
time a dark purple solution formed. The volatiles were then removed under
vacuum and the
residue extracted and filtered using CH2CI2. Removal of the CH2CI2 resulted in
the isolation of
a dark purple microcrystalline solid (0.427 g, 68.8 percent yield).
2. Preparation of f2.6-Bis(1-~2.6jdimethylphenyl iminolethyllayridinelFeCls
2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.251 g, 0.68 mmole) and
FeCl3
(0.100 g, 0.62 mmole) were dissolved in 30 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred
for 20 hours
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resulting in the formation of a yellow solid. The product was isolated by
filtration, washing with
Et20, and drying under vacuum. Yield was 0.30 g, 91.5 percent.
3. Preparation of [2.6-Bisli-[2 6 dimeth I~,ahen r~lliminolethyl}pyridinelVCl3
2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.109 g, 0.29 mmole) and
VCIs(3THF) (0.100 g, 0.27 mmole) were dissolved in 20 mL of THF. The slurry
was stirred for
20 hours resulting in the formation of a purple solid. The product was
isolated by filtration,
washing with Et20, and drying under vacuum. Yield was 0.120 g, 85.1 percent.
4. Preparation of [2.6-Bis(1-~-6(dimeth lahenyl}iminolethyl~pvridine]TiCl3
2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(dimethylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.309 g, 0.89 mmole) and
TiCla(3THF) (0.300 g, 0.81 mmole) were dissolved in 40 mL of THF. The slurry
was stirred for
hours resulting in the formation of a purple solid. The product was isolated
by filtration,
washing with Et20, and drying under vacuum. Yield was 0.38 g, 89.4 percent.
Examples 5-9
N ~~ ; '' N
N
15 5. Preparation of [2.6-Bisl1-
'[2.6ldiisopropylphenvllimino]ethvllovridine]CrCh
5A. Preparation of 2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine
2,6-Diacetylpyridine (4.000 g, 24.51 mmol), 2,6-diisopropylaniline (9.561 g,
53.93
mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.01 g) were refluxed together in toluene
(100 mL) during
which time water was removed from the reaction mixture using a Dean-Stark
apparatus. The
20 reaction was allowed to proceed overnight during which time a yellow
precipitate formed. The
reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to room temperature and the yellow
solid isolated
via filtration. The solid was then washed through the frit using CH2CI2. The
solution was then
concentrated and cooled and the solid recovered by filtration and dried under
vacuum
resulting in the isolation of the desired product as a pale yellow solid.
Yield was 10.004 g,
84.7 percent).
'H NMR (CsDs): 8 1.16 (d, 3JHH = 6.6 Hz, 6 H), 1.20 (d, 3~JHH = 6.6 Hz, 6 H),
2.28 (s, 6
H), 2.92 (septet, 3JHH = 6.6 Hz, 4 H), 7.1-7.4 (m, 7 H), 8.50 (d, 3JHH = 7.7
Hz, 2 H). '3C NMR
(C6Ds): 8 17.23, 23.06, 23.59, 28.96, 122.51, 123.53, 124.31, 147.10, 155.62,
166.92.
5B. Preparation of [2,6-Bis{1-
[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine]CrCl2
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2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (1.000 g, 2.08 mmol) and
CrCl2
(0.329 g, 2.08 mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (100 mL) for three
hours during
which time the mixture became intensely purple. The mixture was then refluxed
for one hour,
cooled to room temperature, and the volatiles removed under vacuum. The
residue was then
redissolved in CH2C12 and filtered. Removal of the CH2CI2 resulted in the
isolation of a deep
purple microcrystalline solid. Yield was 1.09 g, 86.8 percent.
6. Preparation of [2.6-Bis{1-[2.61diisopropvlphenyllimino]eth r1
pvridineLCrICH~TMSI~
[2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine]CrCl2 (0.180 g, 0.300
mmol) was
stirred in diethylether (50 mL) at 0°C as LiCH2TMS (0.60 mmol, 0.60 mL
of 1.0 M solution in
diethylether) was added dropwise. This mixture was then allowed to stir
overnight at room
temperature during which time the solution turned from deep purple to green.
After the
reaction period the volatiles were removed and the residue extracted and
filtered using
hexane. Concentration of the hexane and cooling to-10 °C overnight
resulted in the
precipitation of dark green crystals (0.063 g, 31.1 percent yield).
7. Preparation of [2.6-Bis{1-[2.6Liisopropylahen r~l
imino]eth~,l}avridine]MnCh
2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.500 g, 1.04 mmol) and
MnCl2
(0.131 g, 1.04 mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (75 mL) overnight.
The volatiles
were then removed under vacuum and the residue extracted and filtered using
CH2CI2.
Removal of the CH2CI2 resulted in the isolation of a yellow microcrystalline
solid (0.519 g, 82.2
percent yield).
8. Preparation of [2.6-Bist1-f2.6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine]FeMe~
[2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine]FeCl2 (0.60 g, 0.99
mmol,
prepared according to published procedures) was stirred in Et20 (30 mL) at -20
°C as
MgMeBr (2.0 mmol, 2.0 mL of 1.0 M solution in diethylether) was added
dropwise. This
mixture was then allowed to stir for two hours at room temperature to give a
brown solution.
After the reaction period the solvent was removed and the residue extracted
and filtered with
hexane. The concentrated hexane solution was cooled to -20 °C overnight
resulted in the
precipitation of dark brown solids (0.15 g, 26.7 percent).
9. Preparation of [2.6-Bis 1-j2.6 diisopropylahenyl imino]eth
rLllp~ridine]FeEt~.
[2,6-Bis{1-[2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imno]ethyl}pyridine]FeCl2 (0.60 g, 0.99
mmol,
prepared according to published procedures) was stirred in hexanes (30 mL) at -
20 °C as
excess AIEts (4.0 mmol, 4.0 mL of 1.0 M solution in heptane) was added slowly.
This mixture
was then allowed to stir for five hours at room temperature to give a brown
solution. After the
reaction period the solvent was removed and the residue extracted and filtered
with hexane.
The concentrated hexane solution was cooled to -20 °C overnight
resulted in the precipitation
of dark brown solids (0.17 g, 29 percent).
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Examples 10-11
O -M~~' O
N~~ ; ''N
N
10. Preparation of [2.6-Bisl1-f1-amino-5.6.7.8-
tetrahydronapthalene)imino]ethy~pvridinelCrCh
10A. Preparation of [2,6-Bis{1-[1-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronapthalene)imino]-
ethyl}pyridine]
2,6-Diacetylpyridine (5.54 g, 33.96 mmol), excess 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-
naphthylamine
(11.00 g, 74.72 mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.10 g) were dissolved in
150 mL of
toluene. The mixture was refluxed for ten hours using a Dean-Stark apparatus
to remove
water from the reaction mixture. The solvent was then removed and the solid
was flurried with
1:1 of H20:iso-PrOH. The solid was then isolated by filtration and washed with
H20, i-PrOH,
and Et20. The product was dried under vacuum to give a yellow solid (12.5 g,
87.0 percent
yield).
'H NMR (CD2CI2, ppm): 8 1.83 (m, 8 H), 2.38 (s, 6 H), 2.48 (broad, 4 H), 2.86
(broad,
4 H), 6.53 (d, 3.~HH = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 6.90 (d, 3JHH = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.15 (t,
3,JHH = 7.5 Hz, 2 H),
7.93 (t, 3JHH = 8.1 Hz, 1 H), 8.45 (d, 3JHH = 8.1 Hz, 2 H). '3C NMR (CD2CI2):
8 16.37, 23.44,
23.54, 25.54, 30.19, 115.22, 122.37, 124.66, 125.87, 126.95, 137.04, 138.48,
150.14, 155.84,
166.65.
10B. Preparation of [2,6-Bis{1-[1-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronapthalene)imino]-
ethyl}pyridine]CrCl2
2,6-Bis{1-[xphenyl)imino]ethyl}pyridine (0.500 g, 1.19 mmol) and CrCl2 (0.146
g, 1.19
mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (75 mL) overnight during which
time a dark
green solution formed. The volatiles were then removed under vacuum and the
residue
extracted and filtered using CH2CI2. Removal of the CH2CI2 resulted in the
isolation of a dark
green microcrystalline solid (0.514 g, 71.5 percent yield).
11. Preparation of [2,6-Bis{1-[1-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronapthalene)imino]-
ethyl}pyridine]FeCl2
2,6-Bis{1-[1-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronapthalene)imino]ethyl}pyridine (1.10 g,
2.60
mmole) and FeCl2 (0.300 g, 2.37 mmole) were dissolved in 50 mL of THF. The
slurry was
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stirred for 20 resulting in the formation of blue solids. The microcrystalline
product was
isolated by filtration, washing with Et20, and drying under vacuum (1.13 g,
87.0 percent).
Examples 12-18
,. M.,
.,
12. Preparation of [2 6-Bis-l4S-isohro~,yl-2-oxazlin-2-yll~,vridine]MnCh
2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine (0.400 g, 1.33 mmol) and MnCl2
(0.167 g,
1.33 mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (75 mL) overnight during
which time a
yellow solution formed. The volatiles were then removed under vacuum and the
residue
extracted and filtered using CH2CI2. Concentration of the solution and cooling
to -10 °C
overnight resulted in the isolation of a yellow microcrystalline solid (0.301
g, 53.1 percent
yield).
13. Preparation of [2 6-Bis-l4S-iso~~ro~yl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridinelCrCh
[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.400 g, 1.33 mmol) and CrCl2
(0.163
g, 1.33 mmol) were mixed together and stirred in THF (75 mL) overnight during
which time a
deep purple solution formed. The volatiles were then removed under vacuum and
the residue
extracted and filtered using CH2CI2. Removal of the CH2CI2 under vacuum
resulted in the
isolation of a purple microcrystalline solid (0.539 g, 95.8 percent yield).
14. Preparation of [2.6-Bis-l4S-is~oropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pvridine]FeCh
[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.523 g, 1.74 mmole) and
FeCl2 (0.200
g, 1.58 mmole) were dissolved in 30 mL of dry THF and the mixture was then
stirred for 15
hours until no detectable FeCl2 left. The solvent was reduced to ca. 10 mL.
The resulting blue
crystalline solid was then filtered, washed with hexane, and dried under
vacuum to give the
desired product (0.630 g, 91.7 percent yield).
15. Preparation of [2.6-Bis- 4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl_ pyridine]FeCl3
[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.204 g, 0.68 mmole) and
FeCls (0.100
g, 0.62 mmole) were dissolved in 30 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred for 20
hours resulting
in the formation of a yellow solid. The product was isolated by filtration,
washing with Et20,
and drying under vacuum (0.240 g, 83.4 percent yield).
16. Preparation of [2.6-Bis- 4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-xl pyridine]VCI3
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[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.266 g, 0.88 mmole) and
VCIs(3THF)
(0.300 g, 0.80 mmole) were dissolved in 40 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred
for 20 hours
resulting in the formation of a purple solid. The product was isolated by
filtration, washing with
Et20, and drying under vacuum (0.335 g, 91.0 percent yield).
17. Preparation of [2.6-Bis-~4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-y~pvridine]TiCl3
[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.268 g, 0.89 mmole) and
TiCI$(3THF)
(0.300 g, 0.81 mmole) were dissolved in 40 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred
for 20 hours
resulting in the formation of a blue solid. The product was isolated by
filtration, washing with
Et20, and drying under vacuum (0.320 g, 86.7 percent yield).
18. Preparation of f2.6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-y~pyridine]ScCl3
[2,6-Bis-(4S-isopropyl-2-oxazlin-2-yl)pyridine] (0.329 g, 0.109 mmole) and
ScCl3 (0.15
g, 0.99 mmole) were dissolved in 30 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred for 20
hours resulting
in the formation of a white solid. The product was isolated by filtration,
washing with Et20, and
drying under vacuum (0.395 g, 88.0 percent yield).
Example 19 Preparation of f2.6-Bis-(2-benzimidazolvllpyridinelFeCh
~12
.-Fe~, O
N~~ ; 'N
N N N
H O H
2,6-Bis-(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine (0.540 g, 1.74 mmole) and FeCl2 (0.200 g,
1.58
mmole) were dissolved in 30 mL of THF. The slurry was stirred for 20 hours
resulting in the
formation of blue solids. The microcrystalline product was isolated by
filtration, washing with
THF, and drying under vacuum (0.61 g, 88 percent yield).
Polvmerizations
A stirred 1-liter Parr reactor was used in the polymerizations. All feeds were
passed
through columns of alumina and a decontaminant (Q-5~ catalyst available from
Englehardt
Chemicals Inc.) prior fo introduction into the reactor. Catalyst and
cocatalysts are handled in a
glovebox containing an atmosphere of argon or nitrogen. The reactor is charged
with about
240 g of mixed alkanes solvent (Isopar ETM, available from Exxon Chemicals
Inc.) and 300 g of
propylene and heated to the reaction temperature of 70 °C.
Methylalumoxane is combined
with the metal complex in toluene solution at a molar ratio of 1000:1 and
allowed to stand at
25 °C for 15 minutes prior to use. The catalyst composition is
transferred to a catalyst addition
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tank, and injected into the reactor. The polymerization conditions are
maintained for 15
minutes. The resulting solution is removed from the reactor, and 10 ml of a
toluene solution
containing approximately 67 mg of a hindered phenol antioxidant (IrganoxT"'
1010 from Ciba
Geigy Corporation) and 133 mg of a phosphorus stabilizer (IrgafosTM 168 from
Ciba Geigy
Corporation) are then added.
Polymers are recovered by drying the recovered reaction mixture in a vacuum
oven
set at 140 °C for about 20 hours. Polymerization results are contained
in Table 1.
Table 1
Efficiency Tacticity
Runcatal a polymer/ma (percent Mw/Mn
st ~ metal) mml
1 Ex. 5 41.6 97.8 196,000/78,700
= 2.48
2 Ex. 12 6.4 - 155,000/42,700
= 3.61
3 Ex. 14 22.0 91.5 190,000/50,900
= 3.72
4 Ex. l6 6.9 - -
5 Ex. 19 14.0 96.8 131,000/47,000
= 2.79
6 CrCl2 6.4 - -
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